Seed-collector device for mowers



G. NEWBERRY'.

SEED COLLECTOR DEVICE FOR'MOWERS.

APPllAlON FILED FEB. 18, 1922.

Patented Sept. 19, 1922,

n to support the Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

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GEORGE I. NEWBERRY, oF FULTONy KENTUCKY.

snep-COLLECTOR DEVICE ron MoWERs.

Application filed-February 1.8, 1922. Serial No. 537,485.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE I. NEWBERRY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Fulton, in the county of Fulton and State of Kentucky,have invented a certain new and useful Seed-Collector Device for Howers,of which the following is a specilication. y,

' The object of my invention is to provide a seed collector device formowers, whereby the seed fromfalling grain. may be collected and saved,the parts being of simple, durable and comparatively inexpensive con,-struction.

Still another collecting pan, cover having raised port-ions object is toprovide a seed which is provided with a corrugations therein, the of thecorrugations serving grain as it passes. over the device, while thevalleys of the corrugations are provided with a plurality of openingsthrough which the seed from the falling grain may pass into the pan, thegrain therefore not in anyway interfering with theA seed.

lVith these and other objects in view, my invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of mydevice, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinaftermore fully set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illust-rated in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mower with my improved seedcollecting device attached thereto.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a detailed, enlarged, sectional view taken on the line 3 3of Figure 1.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 toyindicate generally a linger bar, which is provided free edgeof theportion 17 is provided withl Y tongues 18, which are bent over so as top rovide loops for a pintle rod ,19. Y

I provide a cover 20, which is corrugated,

the corrugations running from front to rear. At the forward edge of thecover 20,1

p rivet a strip 21, having ears or tongues 22 formed thereon, which arebent over so as to provide loops 23. The loops 23 re-` ceive the pintlerod 19. 4 j

From the construction of the partsjusty described, it will be seenthatthecover meinber 2O ishingedly connected to the portion 17 ofthexpan. Riveted to the bottom 16 of the pan 15 is a .plurality ofstrips or bars 24. The bars 24 project forwardly v,from the forward edgeof the pan and rest against the under side of the guards 13. i i

On' the upper surface of the bottom 16 and within the p an 15, I providecorresponding bars 25, which extend through` openings c 26 formed in theforward edge of the pan, and are slightly curved at their forward ends,so as to rest upon the upper surface of the finger bar 10. The yguards13 are normally fixed to the bar 10 by means o-f bolts 27. In installingmy improved seed pan, several of these bolts are removed and longerbolts substituted to pass through the j bars 24 and 25 for fastening thepan to the bar 10. Thus the pan maybe attached very quickly and easilywithout the necessity of drilling new holes. The strips 24 and 25 areriveted to the bottom 16 by means ofl the rivets 28.

It will be noted, by referring to Figure 2, that the rear edges of theguards terminate short of the rear edge of the bar A10. lThe forwardedge of the pan 15 has a crimped or flattened portion 17adesigned to bereceived in the space behind the rear edges of the guards 13, betweenthe bar 10 and the bars 24. The purpose of this is to prevent the lossof seed which falls on the linger bar.

A stii'ening bar 17", running transversely of the pan, is receivedbetween the portion 17 and the bottom of thepanadjacent to the crimpedportion 17a, and is riveted `to the pan for bracing the forward edge.

From the construction of the parts just described, it will be seen thatthe pan or seed collector is securely fastened to the mower directly inback of it.

The extreme rear edge of the cover 20 is provided with an angle barstrip 29, which has one of its sides resting against the outer surfaceof the back of vthe pan l5. 0n each of the side edges of the cover 20, Iprovide angle bar strips 30, which have one of their sides restingagainst the outer surface of the sides of the pan 15.

The angle bars 29 and 30 are riveted to the cover 2O by means of therivet-s 31.

In the grooves or valleys ofthe corrugated top Q0, I provide a pluralityof openings 32, through which the seed may pass for being received inthe pan l5.l

In this connection', it may be mentioned that when the grain is cut bythe mower, the grain will fall upon the cover 2O and any seed, which maybecome loosened from the 'grain will immediately be passed into thevalleys or groovesof the corrugated top 20.

rI'he seed will then pass through the openings into' the pan l5. \Thegrain and straw of the grain will ride and rest upon the raised portionsof the c-orrugations, thereby not interfering` with the seed, which hasbecome severed from the grain.

One of the advantages of my device is the fact that the grain7 which iscontinually being moved, due to the advancing movement of the mower,will not in anyway interfere with the seed from being` properlycollected, due to the fact that 'the grain rides upon the raisedportions of the corrugated top 20.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of thevarious parts of my device, without departing from the essentialfeatures and purposes of my invention, and it is my intention to coverby my claim, any modified forms of structure, or use of mechanicalequivalents7 which may be reasonably included within its scope.

I claim as my invention:

A seed collecting device for mowing machines comprising a pan providedwith means to enable-it to be fastened to the rear edge'of the lingerbar thereof, and having a ,hinged cover therefor, said pan having itsforward edge flattened to be received below the rear edge of the fingerbar for closingany gap between it and the finger bar, said cover beingprovided with corrugations7 the corrugations running from front to rear,the valley of the corrugations being provided with a plurality ofopenings for permitting seed falling from the grain to pass through saidopenings into said pan while the straw of the grain willslide over theupper portion of the corrugations without interfering with the seed invalleys of the corrugations, all for the purposes stated.r

Des Moines, Iowa, January 20, 1922.

GEORGE I. NEVVBERRY.

